Portable wagon-dump.



,686. PATENTED MAY 29, 1906.

F. WHITE. PORTABLE WAGON DUMPr APPLIOATI-ON FILED DEOFBQ, 1904.

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PORTABLE WAGON DUMP.

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JOHN F. WHITE, OF BLOOMINGTON, lLLlN 01S, ASSIG NOR TO PORT- ABLE WAGON DUMP AND ELEVATOR COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

PORTABLE WAGON-DUMP- Patented. May 29, 1906;

Application filed December 29. 1904. Serial No. 233,776

5 of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable vWagon- Dumps, of which the following is a speci cation, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings This invention relates to an improvement in portable wagon-dumps, and more particularly to that class of wagon-dumps in which an elevator is employed to raise'the forward end of the wagon, so as to discharge the load therein into a drag, from which it is conveyed to any sultable form of conveyer or appara tus. In this. form of apparatus as heretofore constructed great difficulty has been experienced on account of the fact that when the elevator, upon which the front wheels of the wagon were supported, was raised the wagon was given a slight forward movement, whlch caused the rear end thereof to contact with the chute leading to the drag, thereby limiting the upward movement of the wagon;

andone of the objects of this invention is to overcome this difficulty and to construct a dump with which a wagon can be dumped from either side of the dump and with which go'the forward end of the wagon can be elevated to a dumping position without causing any longitudinaltravel of the wagon.

A further object of the invention is the provision of av simple form of gearing by V which the elevator can be made to travel-at different rates of speed when raising and lowering the wagon.

A further object of the invention is the 'provision'of a device of this character which 40 1s provided with a base, carrying-wheels movably secured thereto, and means for moving.

the carrying-wheels relatively to, the base, *whereby. the device may be transported from place to place on the carrying-wheels or can be held stationary, with the base'thereof contacting with the ground.

A further object is the provision of a device of this character provided with a base, a tongue secured to said base, carrying-wheels 5oimov-ably secured to said base, and means whereby when the tongue is in a normal position vthe carrymgwheels Wlll be lowered to r se the base from off the ground.

Referring now more particularly. to the drawings, ure l is a perspective view of my improve wagon-dump with one of the carrying-wheelsremoved therefrom. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the dump with the elevator guide and pulleys in the positions in which they are placed whenit is desired to dump a wagon to the left of the dump. Fig.

3 is a similar view showing the guides and pulleys in the positions in which they are placed when it is desired to dump a wagon to the right of adump. Fig. 4 is a detail view showing the tongue and carrying-wheels secured to thebase andthe means em loyed for holding the carrying-wheels in their lowered position when the ton ue is in its normal position, and Fig. 5 is a ongitudinal section of the gearing used to raise and lower the elevator.

Like reference-letters refer to correspond ing parts in the several views.

The dump consists of a framework comprising a substantially rectangular base formed of the end sills A A and the transverse beams B B connecting them and four uprights C extending upwardly form the c01'' ners of-t'he base, the upper ends of the uprights at the adjacent end of the sills A A being connected by crossbars c. The outer edges of the end sills A A are inclined to permit of .the front wheels of a wagon being readilyldrawn onto the elevator G, which is adapted to be raised and lowered in the framework of the dump from either side of the dump. I

D deslgnates an axle journaled to the under side of the transverse beams B B intermediate the end sills A A and extending carrying-wheels E E. The axle ,D is provided intermediate its ends with a laterallyrojecting arm rd, which is preferably ormed by bending the axle upon itself, but which may, if desired, be formed separate from the axle and then attached thereto. The arm rlextends from the axle ina plane substantially at right angles to the plane in which the cranks lie, 1.,

F designates-a. ton e which is pivotally secured at its rearen to a staple f, secured 2 "seLese in one of the end sills A, The tongue F in itsnormal position is.adapted to overlie the base of the machine and to rest nipon the laterallyto the axle D.

projecting arm (2, secure From this construction it will be apparent that vwhen the tongue is swung onits pivot f to assume its normal position it will contact with the laterally-projecting arm (1, secured to the axle D, thereby rocking said axle in its journal and lowering thecarrying-wheels E E.

- 1 It'will be apparantthat the lowering of the carrying-wheels EE will raise the base of the mac "ne-fromofi the ground, so that it can be transported from place to place. The carrying-wheels are held in their lowered position by means of a hook f which is secured to the tongue'F and which is adapted to engs e a staple secured in one of the end sills A.

en it is desired to support the machine in a dumping position, the-hook f is released from its engagement with the staple f and the tongue F is swung back on its pivot f and permitted to rest upon the ound. As soon 7 as the tongue F is removed om thelaterallyprojecting arm (1 on the axle D the framework of the machine will descend by gravity until the base thereof restsupon the ground.-

G designates the elevator-platform, which is adapted to support the front Wheels of the wagon and to be raised and loweredin the framework of the dump for moving the wagon to and from a dumping position. The elevator platform G" comprises an open frame formed in the usual manner with parallel side pieces and connecting end pieces. The frame of the elevator platform must be open, how ever, to permit the laterally-projecting arm d, secured to the axle D, to project therethrough. The elevator-platform is raised and lowered by means of chains g, which are secured at one end to bails g, secured to the ends of the elevator-platform,'and which pass over pulleys V, secured to the cross bais -c, connecting the uprights C, and have their .other'ends secured to drums '11, which. are

mounted on a transverse shaft I, journaled to the underside of the transverse beams B B. From this construction it will be a parent that the latform will be raised or owered according y as .theshaft I is driven in one dimotion or the other. In this class of devices it is desirable to raise the platform slowly, but to return it to itsinitial position quickly,

[and I have provided a, sim le-and'efiicient to describe.

form of gearing by means 0 which this may be accomplished and which I will now proceed K designates a casting designed to be secured to' o ne of the transverse beams B between theuprights O. The casting K is provided with a air of upwardly-extending arms k k", in Whio are journaled a drive-shaft M "and a counter-shaft N, located above and parallel to the drive-shaft; Loosely mounted on the driveshaftM adjacent the arm 7c of the casting K is a gear-wheel O, and formed 'grtegral with the gear-Wheel O is a Worm-screw adapted-to mesh with a gear *5 on the drum-shaft I. Loosely mounted on the drive-shaft M, adjacent the armk of the casting, is a sprocket-wheel Q. A bushing R, which has a keyed engagement with the drive-v ..shaft M, is interposed between the adjacent faces of the sprocket-wheel and the wormscrew P to prevent the endwise movement of said sprocket-wheel and worm-screw on the, shaft Ml The adjacent ends of the sprocket- =wheel Q' and worm-screw P are provided with clutch-faces p and g, which are adapted to be engaged, respectively, by the clutch-faces 8 and s of a clutch memberS, which is slidable 'on the bushing R and which hasa keyed engagement with the shaft M.

T is'a lever which is ivotally mounted to any suitable part of the ame and which'has a bifurcated end t, which has a swivel connec tion with the clutch members and serves to shift the same to cause said clutch member to clutch. either the gear-wheel- Q or the worrhscrew P to the drive-shaft M. Secured to the counter-shaft'N is a gear-wheel O, which G has been raised to the desired position, the

clutch S is. shifted to bring the clutch'face s thereof into engagement with the clutch-face g of the sprocket-wheel Q. Motion will then be im arted to the drive-shaft I through the sproc et-wheels Q and Q and gear-wheels O and O and wormscr ew P and gear i to drive said shaft in the opposite direction'at a higher rate of speed, owing to relative sizes of the .various gears and sprocket-wheels, thereby causing the lowering of the elevator G. While I have shown the lever T as adapted for manual operation, it is obvious that said lever might be automatically operated at predelowering of the elevator-platform G.

Pivotally secured at their lower ends to the inner side of each of the cross-beams B B'in- .termined intervals tocause the raising and termediate the uprights C are a pair of in clined guide-bars U, theupper ends of which are secured to the cross-fbars c by bolts a passing through apertures therein. The cross-bars c are each preferably formed with three apertures therein, said apertures being equidistant from each other. From this con struction it will be apparent that by removing the bolts of the guide-bars can be readily shifted toinclihe either to; the gleft, as shown in Fig. 2, or to the right, as shown in 3,

accordingly as itis desired to dump a wagon from the right or left hand side of the dump.

The pulleys V, over which the hoisting-cables pass, are secured to the cross-bars c intermediate the ends of the guide-bars U, and when the guide-bars are shifted the pulleys are also shifted, as will be apparent u on an inspection of Figs. 2 and 3. Guide-r0 lers g are secured to the elevator-platform G and bear against the outer edges of the guide-bars U. From the abovedescribed construction it will be apparent that when the elevator G is raised the front end of the wagon which is en ported thereonwill, owing to the inclined guide-bars U, travelupwardly along the chord ofv an arc of a circle, thereby preventing any substantiallylongitudinal travel of the wagon.

I do not desire to limit myself to the precise form and. construction shown in the drawings, as it is'obvious that many minor changes might be made thereto without departing from the spirit of the inventionherein.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is

1. In a wagon-dum anjelevator adapted to support the forwar end of awagon, means for raising and lowerin said elevator, and means for imparting a ateral movement to said elevator to either side of the dump dur ing its upward movement.

, 2. In a wagonedump, an elevator, means for raising and' lowering said elevator, and means reversible from'one side of the dump to the other for imparting a lateral movement to the elevator during its upward movement.

3. In a wagon-dump, an elevator adapted -to support the forward end of'a wagon, means for raising and lowering said elevator, and means reversible from one side of the dump to the other for causing the elevator to travel substantially in the arc of a circle during its upward movement.

4. In a wagon-dump, an-elevator adapted to support the forward end of a wagon, means for raising and lowering said elevator, and adjustable means. for imparting a lateral movement to the elevator during its upward movement. p

5. In a wagon-dump, a frame, an elevator, means for raising and lowerin said elevatorin said frame, and adjustable inclined guides secured to said frame and in engagement with said elevator, whereby a lateral movement will be imparted to said elevator during its upward movement.

6. In a'wagon-dump, a frame, an elevator, means for raising and lowering said elevator in said frame, and reversible inclined guidebars secured to said frame and in engagement with said elevator.

4 7'. In a wagon-dump, a frame comprising uprightsiand. cross-barssecured' to the upper ends. thereof; an elevator in said.frame,--,a.

. to said cross-bars interme see 8 drum-shaft, hoisting-cables having one of their ends secured to the drum-shaft and their other ends secured to the elevator, a

pair of guide-bars pivotally secured at their 1 lower ends to each side of the frame and having their upper ends adjustably connected to the cross-bars secured to the uprights, and supporting-pulleys for the hoisting-cables secured to said cross-bars intermediate the ends of the guide-bars.

8. In a Wagon-plum a frame comprising a base and a pair of a jnstable inclined supporting-bars secured to o posite sides of saidbase, an elevator adapte to support the for. ward end of a wagon secured in said frame and in slidable engagement with said supporting-bars,-and means for raising and lowering said elevator.

9. In a wagon-dump, a frame comprising a base and pairsof adjustable inclined supporting-bars secured to opposite sides thereof, cross-bars secured to the upper ends of each pair of supporting-bars, an elevator in said frame, and in slidable engagement with said supporting-bars, supportm -pulleys secured iate the ends of the supportin -bars, and hoisting-cables sup ported on sai pulleys and secured to the elevator.

10. In a wa on-dump, a frame, carryingwhe'els movab y secured to said frame and normally occupying a position permitting the frame to rest upon the ground, a draft-tongue movably secured to said frame, and means whereby when said tongue is moved to an operative position the carrying-wheels will be lowered to raise the frame from off the ground.

'11. In a we on-dump, a frame, carryingwheels movabfy secured to said frame and normally occupying a position permitting the frame to rest on the ground, a drafttongue pivotally secured to said frame, and means whereby when the tongue is moved to \an operative osition, the carrying-wheels will be lowere to raise the frame from off the I ground. p

12. In a wagon-dump, a frame, an axle journaled in said frame and provided with projecting cranked portions, carrying-wheels secured to said cranked portions and nor mally occupying a position permitting the frame to rest onthe ground, a draft-tongue pivotally connected to said frame, and means whereby when said tongue is moved to an operative position, the axle will be rocked to lower the carrying-wheels.

13. In a wagon-dump, a frame, an axle journaled in said frame and provided ati'ts ends with cranked portions and intermediate its ends with a laterally-projecting arm, carrying-wheels secured to said cranked portlOIlS and normally occupying a position per- 'mitting the frame to rest on the ground, and a to e pivotally connected to said frameand aptedfwhen in an operative position axle and hold the carrying-wheels in their lowered position.

14. In a wagon-dump, a frame, an axle journaled in said frame and provided at its ends with cranked ortions and intermediate its ends With a aterally-proj ecting arm,

carrying-Wheels secured to said cranked portions and normally occupying a position permittingthe frame to rest on the ground, a tongue pivotally connected to said frame and adapted when in an operative position to overlie the projecting arm secured to the axle and hold the carrying-Wheels in their lowered position, and means for locking the tongue in its operative position.

15. In a Wa on-duinp, an elevator, a drumshaft adapte upon rotation to raise and lower said elevator, a gear-wheel secured to said shaft, a drive-shaft, a gear loosely mounted on said drive-shaft and meshing With the gear on said drum-shaft, a sprocket- Wheel loosely mounted on the drive-shaft, a

counter-shaft, a gear-Wheel loosely mounted on the drive-shaft, a sprocket-Wheel and gear keyed to said counter-shaft and geared With the sprocket-Wheel and gear on the driveshaft, and a clutch interposed between the sprgcket-wheel and gear-Wheel on the drives a t.

1'6. In a Wa on-dump, an elevator, adrumshaft ada te upon rotation to raise and lower sai elevator, a ear-Wheel secured to said shaft, a drive-s aft, a gear loosely mounted on said drive-shaft, a Worm-screw secured to said gear and meshing with the ear on the drum-shaft, a sprocket-Wheel Ioosely mounted on the drive-shaft, a counter-shaft, a sprocket-Wheel and gear keyed to said counter-shaft and geared With the sprocket-Wheel and gear on the drive-shaft, and a clutch for causing either the sprocketwhglel or gear on the drive-shaft to run there- Wit 17. In a Wagon-dump, a frame, an axle journaled in said frame and provided with crank portions and With a lateral rejectin portion, carrying-Wheels secure i to saic crank portions and normally occupying a position permitting the frameto rest on the ground, and a member adapted to overlie the aterally-projecting portion and hold the carrying-Wheels in their lowered position senses 18. In a agon-dump, a frame, an elevator therein, means for raising and lowering the elevator, adjustable carrying-Wheels for said frame, a draft-tongue associated with said frame, and mechanism actuated by said tongue for adjusting the carrying-wheels 19. In a Wagon-dump, an elevator, means for raising and lowering said elevator including a drum-shaft, and a Worm-gear for actuating the same, a drive-shaft, a counter-shaft geared thereto, means for imparting a direct movement to said Worm-gear from the driveshaft, and means for imparting an indirect movement and at a different speed to said Worm-gear from said counter-shaft.

20. In a Wagon-du1np, an elevator, means for raising and lowering said elevator inclu ding a drum-shaft, a drive-shaft, a countershaft, a gear carried by one ofsaid shafts and meshing with the gear on the drum-shaft, a gear connection between said shafts, a sprocket connection between said shafts, and a clutch for connecting either the gear or sprocket connection With the shafts.

21. In a device of the class described, the combination with a base,a platform adapted to be elevated and lowered on the said base, a drive-shaft, a worm-Wheel shaft, differential gearing loosely carried on the driveshaft and continuously in connection with the Worm-Wheel shaft, clutch devices for controlling the connection of the differential gears with the drive-shaft, and cables in connection With the saidWorm-Wheel shaft and said platform, substantially as specified.

22. In a Wagon-dump, a frame, an axle journaled in said frame and provided at its ends With crank portions and intermediate its ends with a laterally-projecting portion, car- 'ryingivheels secured to said crank portions and normally ocupying a position permitting the frame to rest on the ground, a member carried by the frame and movable to a position to overlie the laterally-projecting por tion of the axle and hold the carrying-Wheels in a lowered position, and means for locking said member in its operative position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of svo witnesses.

JOHN F. WHITE. Witnesses:

,. EVERETT? HAMILTON,

{RENE ETHELL. 

